Sipping Designs » Kiev 60

Lankakerä

Minna — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:20:40 +0000

Kuvattu Kiev 60-kameralla ja Volna 80mm f/2.8-objektiivilla. Lisäksi käytössä 0.4m-loittorengas. Filminä Foma Fomapan 400, joka on kehitetty Rodinal 1+50 -kehitteessä 21 asteessa 10 minuuttia. Kuvat suoraan skannerista ilman mitään säätöjä kuvakoon muuttamisen ja roskien poistamisen lisäksi.

Aukko f/5.6, valotusaika 1/2s, kuvattu jalustalta

Aukko f/11, valotusaika 2s, kuvattu jalustalta

Tennareita Portralla

Minna — Sat, 01 May 2010 20:11:07 +0000

Kuvattu Kiev 60-kameralla ja Volna 80mm f/2.8 -objektiivilla Kodak Portra 400VC -filmille. Filmi kehitetty kotona Tetenal C-41-liuoksilla.

Keskikoon villitys

Minna — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:09:05 +0000

Luovutin Project 365/2010:n suhteen jo hyvän aikaa sitten. Tuskastuin siihen, että minulla ei ole tarpeeksi aikaa (eikä taitoa) tuottaa hyvää kuvaa päivittäin. Haluan pyrkiä laatuun määrän sijaan. Tällä hetkellä tahti on niin leppoisa, että voisin melkein heittää digivehkeillä vesikuikkaa. En usko, että siihen ryhdyn, mutta aion jatkossa painottaa yhä enemmän filmikuvausta. Filmikuvahan on aina hyvä, on se kuinka paska tahansa.

Kiev 60, Carl Zeiss Jena 50mm f/4 Flektogon, Kodak Portra 400VC, Tetenal Colortec C-41

Filmikameroita on talouteen eksynyt melko monta, joista yhtä lukuunottamatta kaikki ovat käytössä. Kohtapuolin kotiin saadaan vielä yksi kuvausväline: Mamiya M645 1000s -kamera, jolla otetaan 6×4.5-formaatin (keskikoko) kuvia 120-rullafilmille. Ruudunkoko negatiivilla on siis 6 x 4,5 cm.

Ennestään omistan kaksi keskikoon kameraa (Kiev 60 ja Welta Weltax), joilla kummallakin otetaan 6×6-formaatin kuvia. Kiev 60-kamerasta olen mahdollisesti luopumassa uuden hankinnan myötä, mutta lopullisen päätöksen teen vasta myöhemmin. Mamiyasta lisää piakkoin, todennäköisesti jo tällä viikolla. Keskikoko roks!

Medium Format Macros

Minna — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:00:44 +0000

Last weekend I also tested the 0.4m extension tube I got with Kiev 60. I attached the extension tube between the Kiev body and 50mm f/4 Flektogon and shot a roll of Kodak Tri-X 400 around the house. It was kinda like a test round and I was lacking ideas. Last summer I took quite a lot macro and close-up shots of flowers and plants and this summer I intend to do the same, except now I’ll shoot also on film.

An extension tube shortens the minimum focusing distance of the lens, allowing a larger magnification. With 0.4m extension tube I was able to focus up to 8-10cm from the object. Normally the closest focusing distance with Flektogon is 0.5m so the extension tube shortened that by 40cm. Extension tube also causes shallower depth of field. The down-side is that you’ll need more light than when shooting without. I measured the light with Sverdlovsk-4 exposure meter but it does not know you are using an extension tube. It was difficult to approximate the needed increase in exposure time.

Kodak Tri-X 400 black and white film (120)

Loving 50mm f/4 Flektogon

Minna — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:03:53 +0000

During the past weekend I got the time to test my new Carl Zeiss Jena 50mm f/4 Flektogon lens. It offers a 79-degree angle on medium format Kiev 60 camera. The lens is well-built (obviously!) and mechanically it works perfectly. I still have to practice focusing with Kiev’s waist level finder but that’s not Flektogon’s fault. Below you can see three photos I took last weekend on Ilford HP5+ 400 black and white film.

I developed the film in 1+50 Rodinal for 11 minutes in 20C. I’m not that into Ilford HP5+ film because it is a bit too contrasty and grainy for my taste. So, I tried to tame the grain by agitating the film tank only every 60 seconds (instead of every 30 seconds). In the beginning I agitated the tank for 30 seconds like always. The grain is much tolerable now but I’m not sure if it’s thanks to the developing or something else.

Kiev 60 and 50mm f/4 Flektogon on Ilford HP5+ 400 film

I’ve Got A Kiev 60!

Minna — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 07:16:59 +0000

I’m new to analog photography but it fascinates me. I have two 35mm film SLR cameras (Nikon EM and mom’s old Fujica ST605N) and they are fun and compact but I want to explore bigger formats too. In November I started looking for a medium format camera and I was sure I’ll end up with a Holga toy camera. By December I was gone through the twin lens camera phase and Hasselblad (Kiev 88) phase, but hadn’t made any purchasing decisions.

I was giving up with medium format when I was offered a Kiev 60 set in good condition. Kiev cameras were manufactured in Ukraine (the factory just closed its doors) and the camera models are clones of popular German cameras. Kiev 60 is a copy of Pentacon Six, using the same lens mount. Kiev 60 is huge and it weighs at least twice as much as my Nikon D80.

Like other medium format cameras, Kiev 60 uses roll film (120) that has 12 frames per roll (6×6). Even now, when digital cameras have taken over, the film selection is wide in both color and black and white and at first I’m going to test different films so that I find my favourite. The camera came with both waist lever finder (photo below) and a prism finder. The prism finder can meter light if a battery is installed, but I haven’t tested it yet. The lens is swappable and the German quality lenses (like Sonnar) are available but expensive.

I’ve shot two rolls with the camera but I don’t have any film developed yet. The color film (Kodak Portra 400VC) is in development and the black and white film (Ilford HP5+ 400) is waiting for my development equipment and chemicals to arrive from Germany. The Kiev cameras are known to be unreliable but easy to fix (they are compared to Lada cars for a reason). When I get my first rolls ready and scanned I’ll find out how accurately my Kiev works. Stay tuned if you are interested!